2014 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award winner: Oxford Computer Group

UK company triumphs for second successive year in Identity and Security category

Innovation Group announces new mobile app for Windows 8.1

Developed in partnership with Microsoft, the app aims to improve property and casualty insurance agent productivity

Maybank implements Microsoft Dynamics CRM

Southeast Asia’s fourth largest bank has completely digitised previously paper intensive processes with Microsoft’s customer relationship management solution

Southeast Asia’s fourth largest bank has completely digitised processes with Microsoft’s customer relationship management solution

Dassault Systèmes rebrands RTT as 3DXCITE after acquisition

Aim of acquisition of German-based company is to enable digital marketing expertise across entire customer journey

Kinect for Windows v2 sensor now available for pre order

New features include increased depth-sensing capabilities, full 1080p video, improved skeletal tracking and enhanced infrared technology

Drone maker senseFly uses Surface Pro tablets for humanitarian missions

Microsoft's tablet devices used by Swiss company to help with humanitarian effort after Haiti earthquake and Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines

Creating value-based customer relationships

Banks that create compelling, personalised solutions will win the hearts and minds of their customers, says Dell’s Sean Breen

Banks that create compelling, personalised solutions will win the hearts and minds of their customers, says Dell’s Sean Breen

Managing projects with enterprise social technologies

Karen McCandless speaks to Yammer's James Evans to find out more about how Microsoft’s enterprise social network enables better project management

Internet of things market to more than triple by 2020

IDC predicts the IoT solutions market will grow from US$1.9 trillion in 2013 to US$7.1 trillion in 2020

Milwaukee County selects Office 365 as its communication platform

Largest county in US State of Wisconsin able to improve employee collaboration and productivity

Collaboration: turning competition into partners

Banks need to construct data-sharing networks with other organisations that deliver financial services in order to stay ahead of the game, says Ke¸stutis Gardžiulis, Etronika co-founder and CEO

Banks need to construct data-sharing networks with other organisations that deliver financial services, says Etronika CEO

New Windows 8.1 devices unveiled at Computex in Taipei

Microsoft’s OEM partners – including ASUS, Dell and HP – launch laptops, 2-in-1 PCs and and All-in-One PCs at Asia's largest IT trade show

Globe Software launches beta version of Atlas 6.0 solution

Company releases updated version of its Microsoft integration software to partners and customers 

Microsoft appoints new chief economist to drive data culture

Preston McAfee joins Redmond-based company from Google where he worked as director of strategic technologies

Expanding quality management in small-to-medium-sized manufacturers

LNS Research’s Matthew Littlefield explains how enterprise quality management software enables SMBs to improve quality earlier in the value chain

HP to release three new 2-in-1 devices this summer

New range includes the HP ENVY x360, which supports Windows 8.1 touch gestures

Seattle Children’s Hospital selects Surface Pro 3

Recently revealed device to become the organisation’s laptop replacement

From standards to snow storms: meet BIAN’s executive director

Globetrotter Hans Tesselaar talks to Amber Stokes about his role at banking standards not-for-profit BIAN, and what he enjoys the most about travelling

Globetrotter Hans Tesselaar talks to Amber Stokes about his role at banking standards not-for-profit BIAN, and what he enjoys the most about travelling

Microsoft reveals Open Licensing programme for Azure

Creation and deployment of cloud-based solutions simplified through familiar licensing

Innovation in risk analytics

Amber Stokes talks to Microsoft’s Colin Kerr and Rupesh Khendry about how financial services organisations can combine modern cloud and big data solutions with traditional risk reporting tools to gain deeper risk insight

Amber Stokes talks to Microsoft’s Colin Kerr and Rupesh Khendry about the new ways financial services organisations can gain deeper risk insight

Microsoft announces 2014 Partner of the Year winners and finalists

Winners and finalists of the annual awards will be recognised at the 2014 Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference, held on 13-17 July in Washington DC 

Re-Vision is to roll out its Scan-as-you-shop technology to 100 Tesco stores

Food retailer to launch self-scanning service in a large number of UK stores by the end of this year

Microsoft Azure powers backup of 2014 EU Parliamentary Elections results website

Microsoft provided the disaster recovery infrastructure for the election management solution provided by Microsoft Partner Scytl and TNS Opinion

Descartes launches new driving licence management and verification service

Running on SQL Server, new solution assesses risk of companies’ licensed drivers

Microsoft supports Washington D.C start-ups with new Innovation Lounge

Located at the 1776 campus, this new centre will deliver the latest Microsoft technology to businesses in the city 

Unisys releases new version of ClearPath MCP operating environment

Release 16.0 includes series of new products and features helping users advance data centre efficiency

Microsoft to provide Office 365 to eight million students in Thailand

OBEC signs five-year deal to help create a skilled workforce by improving country's education system

Technology holds the key to the challenges of hospitality

The right technology and a good IT help desk can help a hospitality business to address its challenges, deliver better customer service and improve margins

Microsoft reveals 12 inch Surface Pro 3 at event in New York

Panos Panay describes Intel Core i7-based device as ‘tablet that can replace your laptop’

Accor deploys Office 365 for corporate users and deskless workers

Microsoft's cloud productivity solution helps hotel company create internal social networking and corporate intranet sites

Bermuda Commercial Bank selects Temenos T24 Model Bank system

Bank also deploys suite of products including business intelligence and insight risk

Microsoft enters smart home market through partnership with Insteon

Microsoft will start selling Insteon connected home products in US Microsoft stores in July 2014

South West Water adopts Microsoft Dynamics CRM

UK water provider enhances customer experience through improved communications and response times

Cottage Delight expands Microsoft Dynamics AX solution from K3

K3 Business Solutions helps speciality food manufacturer expand business and inventory management capabilities 

Microsoft announces live webcast for anticipated Surface Mini unveiling

Accessories for expected new release leaked online with availability date of 18 May

New Lync app for Android update enables tablet support

Ad hoc group conversation and ability to add new participants to ongoing conference also introduced

Dell releases new version of KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance

Version 6.0 aims to help companies deal with the effects of the internet of things

Native versus hosted software-as-a-service

Wladimiro Bedin explains the benefits for retailers of choosing native cloud software-as-a-service for their POS solution

Wladimiro Bedin explains the benefits for retailers of choosing native cloud software-as-a-service for their POS solution

Xenomorph launches TimeScape MarketPlace on Microsoft Azure

New solution enables users to access financial markets data and analytics through the cloud

SingTel and TelecityGroup enable access to Azure without internet connection

Companies can connect Azure and on-premise technologies securely through Microsoft's new Azure ExpressRoute offering

K3 Retail Conference to focus on improving customer experience

Microsoft's Dave Coplin to keynote at conference, which will take place in Reading, UK, on 12 June 

Dell helps Shutterfly to increase repeat custom

Digital retailer deploys Dell servers and systems management appliance to keep customers coming back and increase IT visibility

Digital retailer deploys Dell servers and systems management appliance to keep customers coming back and increase IT visibility

Microsoft’s cloud services grow quicker than Amazon, IBM, Google and Salesforce

Synergy Research Group reports that Redmond company's IaaS, PaaS, private and hybrid cloud grew 154% in quarter one of 2014

Microsoft releases Surface 2 with 4G connectivity in the UK

Device to be sold for £539 and is available from Currys, PC World or Microsoft's online store

New whitepaper examines how to maximise the cloud in Latin America

Framework of policies aims to help countries improve national competitiveness and increase security

Severe vulnerability exploits in Microsoft products decline by 70%

Findings in Microsoft’s new cybersecurity report suggest enhanced security in newer software is helping to prevent malicious cyber attacks

Microsoft Surface tablets used as vending machine POS

US start up LeanBox uses range of Microsoft technology in its healthy, fresh food item vending machines

Microsoft extends private preview of Office Mix presentation app

New app enables users to create interactive online lessons using Microsoft PowerPoint 

Savision to release Unity as part of its Live Maps solution in May

New solution designed to transform Microsoft System Center into a business service health monitoring tool

Microsoft to make Surface Mini announcement on 20 May?

Press have been invited to “a small gathering” where Satya Nadella is expected to unveil new Surface Mini